Church Structure

When we look at how complex the world is it is easy to see that people have a strong desire for simplicity. One example that quickly comes to mind is Apple. The Iphone to the Ipad, they are amazingly simple; Wide simple touchscreen. Yes it costs more than its competitors, but yet it is dominating the market. Why? People want and respond to things that are simple.

When we look at churches that are healthy and growing compared to non-growing and struggling churches, studies have shown that the growing churches have a simpler structure. Churches that have chosen to keep it simple are the ones that are reaching and maturing people and expanding the kingdom.

At Exalted Word we have decided to keep it simple. Our desire is that everything that we do pulls everything together and moves people toward maturity in Christ. This means that our church system has to be fully integrated and rid of clutter.

What does that look like?

• We want to make the on ramp to joining and getting involved with our church and in a discipling process as easy as possible.

• We don’t want to overwhelm our staff or people with overprograming.

We want to clearly identify who we are as a church and not just grab hold of whatever looks good for attracting people. Therefore, We want to make sure that everything that we do fits together to produce life change.

Clarity | Movement | Alignment | Focus

A simple church is designed around a straightforward and strategic process that moves people through the stages of spiritual growth. The leadership and the church are clear about the process (clarity) and are committed to executing it. The process flows logically (movement) and is implemented in each area of the church (alignment). The church abandons everything that is not in the process (focus). We believe that we will be able to use this Church model to grow and mature the people of God and expand the kingdom of God.

One of the key things that we will do, to keep things simple, is to make sure that everything that we do is centered around our churches Mission & Purpose Statement.

LOVE | CONNECT | DISCIPLE | SEND

• LOVE: Sunday Worship to help them love God and be instructed on how to love others in and outside the church.

• CONNECT: Growth Groups will be used to help us love others.

• DISCIPLE: Growth Groups will be used to teach and disciple while preparing them to be sent out for Ministry.

• SEND: After being trained and equipped in Growth Groups people will be encouraged to serve on one of our ministry teams that function in the church and in the community.

At Exalted Word, these are the only three things that we ask of our members.